1978–79 Real Madrid CF season
The 1978–79 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 77th season in existence and the club's 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
| President | Luis de Carlos | ||
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| Head coach | Luis Molowny | ||
| Stadium | Santiago Bernabeu | ||
| La Liga | 1st (in European Cup) | ||
| Copa del Rey | Runner-up | ||
| European Cup | Eightfinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Santillana (18) | ||
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Summary
Nineteen days after the death of Santiago Bernabeu, Luis De Carlos was appointed as new President of the club on 21 June 1978. [1] The new Chairman released a new board of directors on 1 September 1978 in an attempt to normalize the club after the turmoil of last year. [2] Owing to financial issues including a growing debt, De Carlos did not reinforced the squad with high-profile players, instead of it, there had a few low-cost arrivals such as: Rafael García Cortés and Francisco García Hernández along Maté and Hipólito Rincón in a sign of austerity for upcoming years, in an era known as “The Madrid of Los García” until 1982. [3]
In European Cup the team, shockingly, was early eliminated in Round 2 by underdogs Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich thanks to away goals.[4] Meanwhile, in 1978-79 Copa del Rey the squad advanced to the 1979 Copa del Rey Final and was defeated by Valencia CF 2-0 at Vicente Calderon Stadium.
The club clinched its 19th League title the second consecutive in a row with four points above runners-up Sporting Gijon.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Maté | ||
| MF | García Hernández | - | |
| DF | García Cortés | ||
| FW | Hipólito Rincón | Recreativo Huelva | - |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Amador | Hercules CF | |
| DF | José Macanás | Hercules CF | |
| GK | Agustín | Castilla | |
| DF | Uría | Sporting Gijón | |
| MF | Escribano | Castilla | |
Competitions
La Liga
Position by round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 41 | |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 41 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey and Barcelona as title holders of the competition.
Matches
| 3 September 1978 1 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 10 September 1978 2 | UD Salamanca | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Salamanca |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Helmántico |
| 17 September 1978 3 | Hercules CF | 1-2 | Real Madrid | Alicante |
| Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez |
| 23 September 1978 4 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
Santillana Jensen Santillana  Stielike |
Report | Neeskens Olmo Krankl |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Fandos Hernandez |
| 2 October 1978 5 | UD Las Palmas | 2-2 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Insular |
| 9 October 1978 6 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 17 December 1978 13 | Real Zaragoza | 1-0 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
| 7 January 1979 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo Vallecas |
| 28 January 1979 18 | Valencia CF | 0-1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 3 February 1979 19 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | UD Salamanca | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 12 February 1979 21 | FC Barcelona | 2-0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Krankl Asensi |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Garcia Carrion |
| 25 February 1979 22 | Real Madrid | 1-1 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 11 March 1979 23 | Athletic Bilbao | 3-3 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Report | Stadium: San Mames |
| 22 April 1979 28 | Real Madrid | 1-1 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 6 May 1979 30 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 13 May 1979 31 | Real Sociedad | 0-0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Anoeta |
Copa del Rey
Final
| 30 June 1979 | Valencia CF | 2 – 0 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| 21:00 CEST | Kempes Kempes |
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Vicente Calderón, Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Emilio Guruceta |
European Cup
First Round
| 13 September 1978 | Real Madrid  | 5–0 |  | Madrid |
| Jensen Juanito Del Bosque Wolff |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee:  |
| 27 September 1978 | Progrès Niedercorn | 0–7 | | Differdange |
| Report | Pirri Jensen Stielike Santillana García Hernández Margue |
Stadium: Stade du Thillenberg Attendance: 6,000 Referee: .svg.png){kind=small} |
Second Round
| 18 October 1978 | Real Madrid .svg.png){kind=small} | 3–1 |  | Madrid |
| Juanito García Hernández Santillana |
Report | Sulser |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee:  |
| 1 November 1978 | Grasshopper | 2–0 | | Zürich |
| Sulser Sulser |
Report | Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 28,000 Referee:  |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1978-79 La Liga[5] | 1978-79 Copa del Rey | 1978-79 European Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | |
García Remón | 19 | -17 | 19 | -17 | |||||
| DF | |
San José | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | |||||
| DF |  |
Enrique Wolff | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 | |||||
| DF | |
Goyo Benito | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |||||
| DF | |
Juan Sol | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||||
| MF |  |
Uli Stielike | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | |||||
| MF | |
Pirri | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | |||||
| MF | |
Vicente Del Bosque | 30 | 2 | 30 | 2 | |||||
| FW |  |
Henning Jensen | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | |||||
| FW | |
Santillana | 33 | 18 | 33 | 18 | |||||
| FW | |
Juanito | 29 | 6 | 29 | 6 | |||||
| GK | |
Miguel Ángel | 16 | -18 | 16 | -18 | |||||
| FW | |
Ico Aguilar García | 26 | 9 | 26 | 9 | |||||
| MF | |
García Hernández | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| DF | |
García Cortés | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| FW | |
Guerini | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |||||
| FW | |
Roberto Martínez | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 | |||||
| FW | |
Isidro | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| DF | |
José Antonio Camacho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MF | |
Alberto Vitoria Soria | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| DF | |
Andrés Sabido | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| GK | |
Maté | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | |||||
- Source:
References
- "Luis De Carlos will be The New Real Madrid Chairman". El País. 22 June 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Luis De Carlos appointed a new Board of Directors" (in Spanish). El País. 31 August 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid: The Madrid of Los García" (in Spanish). marca.com. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Grasshoppers, a easy rival in Theory, visits Chamartín" (in Spanish). El País. 17 October 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1978-79". bdfutbol.com.
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